Game of Thrones' Emilia Clarke, who survived life-threatening aneurysms, said, "I wanted to unplug"

Game Of Thrones Star Emilia Clarke suffered two Nearly fatal brain aneurysms In an essay published Thursday, the British actress, who plays Daenerys Targaryen in the hit show about to enter her latest season, wrote that the first breakup of An aneurysm had occurred while she was in New York. at the gym in February 2011, just after shooting the first season.

"At one level, I knew what was happening: my brain was damaged," wrote the 32-year-old woman in the New Yorker Magazine in her article A Battle for My Life.

"For a few moments, I tried to dispel the pain and nausea," she continued. "In order to keep my memory alive, I have tried among other things to recall some lines of Game of Thrones ."

Clarke was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with meningeal hemorrhage, a form of stroke. bleeding in areas surrounding the brain, which kills about a third of patients that it strikes.

She was 24 years old at the time of her first brain surgery and told the recovery period during which she did not even remember her own name anymore.

"In my worst moments, I wanted to unplug the device.I asked the medical staff to let me die," Clarke said. "My job … all my dream of what my life would be … centered on language, communication, otherwise I was lost."

The illness disappeared and Clarke left the hospital a month after admission, but the doctors had discovered that she had a second aneurysm that could rupture at any time.

"Even before I started filming season 2, I was deeply unsure of myself – I was often so woozy, so weak, that I thought I was going to die," writes Clarke, claiming that she was taking morphine between interviews while promoting the acclaimed show.

During a systematic review of the brain, doctors found that its growth had doubled in size and decided to operate – an apparently simple procedure that resulted in major complications and another. months in the hospital.

Today, Clarke claims to have "healed beyond my most unreasonable hopes" and helped create a charitable organization to provide treatment to patients recovering from stroke or stroke. of a brain injury.

"There is something gratifying, and beyond luck, to come at the end of Thrones ," wrote Clarke. "I am so happy to be here for see the end of this story and the beginning of the sequel. "

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